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Fostering Outside-in Thinking in the Finance Function

Performance Management

Fostering Outside-in Thinking in the Finance Function

The role of the CFO continues to expand. In addition to overseeing core finance and accounting functions, they’re also responsible for talent management, championing cybersecurity programs, identifying and evaluating digital investments, identifying new sources of competitive advantage, providing data-driven insights, and enabling innovation, among other functional areas. To meet these changing demands and remain relevant, read more

Finance Transformation: From Efficiency to Effectiveness

Strategy Management

Finance Transformation: From Efficiency to Effectiveness

Transforming finance into an effective function capable of helping business teams execute strategy more effectively, make informed risk decisions and drive business performance isn’t just about new technology, shared services centres and centres of excellence. As much as anything else, it is about changing old habits and behaviours. Redefining the role of finance in the read more

CFOs and Strategic Decision Making

Strategy Management

CFOs and Strategic Decision Making

These days there is an increasing number of articles, reports, podcasts, vblogs, eBooks etc. being churned out on the evolving role of the CFO. Though these publications and postings are worded differently, they all share one common message – Today’s and future CFO should be less of a number cruncher and more of a strategic read more